ResearchChannel Press Release

New ResearchChannel videos explore HIV and AIDS
Series from Howard Hughes Medical Institute is both comprehensive and direct

SEATTLE — ResearchChannel invites you to imagine the perplexing enigma doctors faced in 1981 as they began to notice previously healthy patients exhibiting symptoms of a similar set of rare, opportunistic diseases.

As an investigation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention began to unravel this mystery, the AIDS epidemic was first identified. Nearly 30 years later, no proven vaccine or cure yet exists.

In a new series from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute titled “AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic,” ResearchChannel offers four free videos that explore HIV and AIDS from all angles. Follow this series from the discovery of a strange new illness to the most recent advances in treatment and vaccine development.

Designed for an audience of students, these lectures are presented with great clarity and plenty of explanation of the complex biomedical issues surrounding HIV and AIDS, while still communicating the latest research findings.

About ResearchChannel
ResearchChannel links a growing global audience to the revolutionary developments, insights and discoveries of leading research and academic institutions through online, on-air and on-demand video distribution formats. Founded as a way to share breakthrough research with the public, the ResearchChannel consortium includes more than 30 world-renowned universities and research institutions. Video programming ranging from technology and science innovations to fascinating arts and humanities topics is shared in its original form and without interruption. ResearchChannel programs are available though satellite and many local cable TV providers, and online as both live and video-on-demand streaming at www.researchchannel.org.

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PRESS CONTACT
Erin Lodi
Communications and Public Relations
ResearchChannel
206-543-8907
erinlodi@researchchannel.org